Must say I agree with Thompson......pattern writing has changed from when I learned to knit.

Back in those days SSK hadn't been invented, we used to slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over the one just knitted. Having tried both ways (when I eventually worked out how to SSK) I have gone back to my old way, as it looks the same to me.

As for crochet - there is a difference between American and British terminology. I learned British, so that's what I tend to stick with.

As for graphs for both knitting and crochet, rather than written instructions.....I just don't go there.